Tweet Nest Labs, a start-up that makes energy efficient equipment, will license patents from the portfolio of Intellectual Ventures in a move that appears intended to stave off a lawsuit from thermostat giant, Honeywell. In a deal announced on Wednesday, Intellectual Ventures said it is giving Nest non-exclusive access to its patents, including those related to the “automatic registration of devices.” Nest’s general counsel explained the deal as follows: “To date,…

Tweet Leaning thermostat maker Nest is opening up a customer care and technical service center that will have 125 workers in Austin. Previously Nest has worked with Austin’s Pecan Street Project and the company is also working with Austin Energy. Story posted at: xconomy.com To leave a comment or share, visit: Nest heads to Austin for support center Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a…

Tweet Twitter’s director of platform Ryan Sarver is leaving the company after four years, he announced Friday, joining a number of other Twitter executives who have left the company or shifted roles in recent months. As many anticipate that the company is preparing for an eventual IPO, it’s interesting to see how the top management and roles are shaping up. Sarver announced the news on Friday through (how else) a…

Tweet The Nest learning thermostat and Google Glass have had a love child and it’s called Glass Nest. Developer James Rundquist got his Google Glass unit earlier this month wanted to get his hands dirty with some Glassware development, he tells me in an interview. The result is a mash up between two of the most buzzy devices to hit the Internet of Things in 2013. Rundquist’s Glass Nest is…

Tweet Smart thermostat maker Nest has acquired energy data startup MyEnergy, formerly called Earth Aid. Nest didn’t disclose terms of the deal, but said in a release on Tuesday that the acquisition would help Nest further its goals of helping its users “understand and address” home energy consumption. MyEnergy is a startup that was founded back in 2007. The company was called Earth Aid for several years, and has developed…